Radio Turns Off For A Second, Then Back On Again.

[Bighamps]

Hi

 

I've just bought one of these beasts on an 06 plate and the radio keeps turning off then back on again.

 

Annoying - any ideas?

[Briscoe76]

Hi, did you get this problem sorted at all?

 

If you didnt, then its an easy fix. Open the bonnet and, and find the washer bottle. Next to that, bolted to the drivers side wing, you will find a black box. Unplug the box, and hey presto, the fault will vanish. It will also cure a few other faults, such as indicators that miss a click, rear wipers wiping on their own, reversing sensors firing up when your driving forward.

 

The box is the HID translator module. All it does is let the ECU know when a headlight bulbs blows. If you can live without that function then you can cure all the rest!! The HID module develops a fault, and effects lots of other things down the line.

[Eightpint]

I too have recently been having this problem whereby the radio goes off/on/off/on repeatedly and the wiper does the same and the reverse sensors have a disco, so with your advise I have disconnected the plug in the engine bay and will see how the car performs over the next couple of days. I will let you know if that solves the problem.

[Briscoe76]

Eightpint, how did you get on?

[Eightpint]

It's true by disconnecting the plug in the engine bay the problems with the radio, wipers and reversing lamps have all gone away. I did for a week reconnect the plug and the issues came back, so up with the bonnet and off with the plug again.. so is it a simple swap out of the Hid module to cure this problem..

 

Just started to have a new problem with the radio/sat nav whereby the unit stays on but I lose the screen (goes blank) sometimes it comes back but most the time it's blank, radio works fine and volume etc, but it's a pain if you wanna change something

[Briscoe76]

Regarding the HID module, yep all you need to do is source a replacement, plug it in and it will be fine. I haven’t noticed any difference in the headlights since I unplugged it, so I haven’t bothered with a replacement.

 

As for the sat nav thing, I don’t have it installed in my car so I’m not sure about that.

[Eightpint]

Hi

 

Has anyone out there go one of these satnav/radio units for sale in good working order, I have been quoted 300/400 for a second hand unit, probably cheaper to get a brand new unit but I'm old skool and like to keep the original if possible

[BrownSugar]

Hi, did you get this problem sorted at all?

 

If you didnt, then its an easy fix. Open the bonnet and, and find the washer bottle. Next to that, bolted to the drivers side wing, you will find a black box. Unplug the box, and hey presto, the fault will vanish. It will also cure a few other faults, such as indicators that miss a click, rear wipers wiping on their own, reversing sensors firing up when your driving forward.

 

The box is the HID translator module. All it does is let the ECU know when a headlight bulbs blows. If you can live without that function then you can cure all the rest!! The HID module develops a fault, and effects lots of other things down the line.

[BrownSugar]

Hi, did you get this problem sorted at all?

 

If you didnt, then its an easy fix. Open the bonnet and, and find the washer bottle. Next to that, bolted to the drivers side wing, you will find a black box. Unplug the box, and hey presto, the fault will vanish. It will also cure a few other faults, such as indicators that miss a click, rear wipers wiping on their own, reversing sensors firing up when your driving forward.

 

The box is the HID translator module. All it does is let the ECU know when a headlight bulbs blows. If you can live without that function then you can cure all the rest!! The HID module develops a fault, and effects lots of other things down the line.

[BrownSugar]

This is probably the best tip I've ever read regarding the 300c. Nice one!